DECEMBER 25, 2024 - JANUARY 8, 2025
VOLUME 31, ISSUE 24
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Road work leads 2 to no work
In this issue
n Resource Center Resource Center set to depart downtown at businesses’ behest.
n Road construction
n Charging Stations
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City of Grand Junction updates electric vehicle charging stations to new software, EvGateway.
CDOT’s latest phase of its I-70 Business Loop Improvements Project road construction began in late August and dramatically slowed traffic on Ute Avenue, Pitkin Avenue and First Street downtown. Unfortunately for some businesses, it brought a slowdown to their businesses. Worse yet, the project isn’t scheduled to end until next fall. See story, Page 2
downtown is a pain in the pocketbook for some nearby businesses
n Fees could go up
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Parks and Transportation Impact Fees Community Meeting suggests fees could go up significantly.
n Dos Hombres sold
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Sale of Clifton’s Dos Hombres restaurant starts retirement for Spike Howard.
n Process irks builder Developer details flaws in GJ’s building review and approval process.
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n HopeWest CEO HopeWest announced the hiring of Deneen Silva as the new CEO of HopeWest.
13 Van’s Car Wash owner Ben Van Dyke stands next to the sign he put out to remind drivers on Ute Avenue his business is still open. The road construction led to the closure of one of his two entrances to the car wash’s parking lot, and Van Dyke said his revenues plummeted. Photo by Tim Harty
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